December F-35B incident, which is out of control and, what is called, nodding on the runway of Naval Air Station Fort Worth, prompted officials to temporarily stop accepting new aircraft, as well as F135 engines for the duration of the continuation of the investigation.
During the investigation of the accident, officials identified a vibration problem, known as harmonic resonance, and allowed to resume the supply of engines 24 February. Joint Strike Fighter was ordered to make adjustments, to mitigate the problem of harmonic resonance, what, according to the office, will allow fighters, located on the ground, return to flight.
The official statement from the F-35 Joint Program Office spokesman says, that the program has made efforts to mitigate the problem of harmonic resonance on aircraft, awaiting acceptance from Lockheed Martin, and after mitigation and safety flights, the acceptance of aircraft by the Pentagon resumed.
The Defense Contract Management Agency and the Joint F-35 Program Office today resumed receiving F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin and are currently working with US services., partner countries and foreign customers of military sales over the movement of aircraft to their operational units. Before acceptance, the aircraft underwent extensive technical and flight checks., ensuring their readiness for operation- said program spokesman Russ Gomara.
Until recently, the US Air Force speculated about, is it worth developing a new adaptive engine for a fighter as part of a program called the Adaptive Engine Transition Program. During a briefing with journalists on the budget of the service on 2024 fiscal year Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reported, that the service decided not to use the new engine in its budget request for next year, and instead will seek funding for a plan to upgrade the existing engine model. Author:The same Mikhail
